… However, when I first filed my application, there were fewer than 30 days between the end of my B-2 status and the F-1 program start date. Because the USCIS took several months to decide my case, my DSO deferred the admission start date to...
In a brief, unsigned Opinion today, the United States Supreme Court allowed a lower court’s restrictions on the Trump Administration’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries to remain in place. The Supreme Court had previously allowed parts of the travel ban to go into effect,...
Answer Normally, one who has timely filed a change-of-status application is in a "period of authorized stay" until a decision is issued, regardless of how long it takes. (17.Jul.2017)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law...
On Thursday, July 14, 2017, a federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction, preventing the Trump Administration from imposing the travel ban on those who have "…grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States." This expands...
On July 3, 2017, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that citizens of India can now enroll in the Global Entry Program. In a largely unreported story that should have gained substantial news media coverage, India is among only eleven countries in the...
Last night, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a cable to all U.S. embassies and consulates, providing instructions on how the partial travel ban is to be implemented. This is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 26, 2017 to allow...
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider an appeal by the Trump Administration regarding the decision of several lower courts to block President Trump’s March 6, 2017 executive order that was to impose a travel ban on citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries....
Reliable sources have been reporting a wave of denials of J-1 visas for international medical graduates (IMGs) applying at U.S. consular posts in Pakistan. The scenario involves Pakistani physicians requesting J-1 exchange visitor visas to begin U.S. medical residency programs at teaching hospitals in the...
Every year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) releases a report that provides data on the entries, exits, and visa overstays that occurred in the previous fiscal year. On May 22, 2017, the DHS released the entry / exit report for fiscal year 2016...
Answer Even if one has a valid nonimmigrant visa, the CBP officers have wide discretion to bar admission. For instance, if the officers suspect that one's reasons for entering the U.S. are not valid or consistent with what is permitted under that particular visa category, or...
